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  • Students: Get Free Developer Tools Through GitHub

    It pays to be a student. via readwrite Hacking new technologies can be time-consuming … and expensive. So to help students create technical projects or learn how to use new tools, social coding site GitHub and a handful of technology partners have created theGitHub Student Developer Pack that provides access to 14 developer tools for…

  • The world’s largest photo service just made its pictures free to use

    Getty Images is betting its business on embeddable photos Article from The Verge If you go to the Getty Images website, you’ll see millions of images, all watermarked. There are more than a hundred years of photography here, from FDR on the campaign trail to last Sunday’s Oscars, all stamped with the same transparent square…

  • The Federal Registry for Educational Excellence

    The Federal Registry for Educational Excellence (FREE) makes it easier to find digital teaching and learning resources created and maintained by the federal government and public and private organizations. About the new Beta version We are excited to introduce a new version of FREE, which is powered by the Learning Registry — an open database…

  • Free Microsoft Tools

    I am currently working with students using Kodu and Photosynth.  I already use Live MovieMaker and Photo Story and find those of great value.  Check them out and see. Microsoft offers free tools to help engage students in a variety of subject areas—from moviemaking to collaboration to science and beyond. Teachers can download these tools…

  • Open Educational Resources

    OER Commons Open Educational Resources are all about sharing. In a brave new world of learning, OER content is made free to use or share, and in some cases, to change and share again, made possible through licensing, so that both teachers and learners can share what they know. Browse and search OER Commons to…